>>101959397
This is it. I like Haruhi, but it started a bad trend. Everyone gets super pissy about Lucky Star and K-ON because they are more offensive as such huge successes but they didn't really affect the industry as much as Haruhi. We see so many more cheap LN adaptations than cheap 4 koma adaptations. It has so much more to do with this and the actual production of anime by the production companies than just the anime being "moe" or not.

The only reason I ever think people shout "anime is dying" or "the industry is dead" is because they'll only been fans for 5-6 years. I'm fifty three now, I've seen the industry from near its birth. The early 90s was when anime was dying, studios closing left and right. It somehow pulled itself out of the slump (and as much as fags don't like to admit it Evangelion helped bring across a lot of changes that helped). The industry puts out more shows, movies, and overall material than ever. It's thriving.

Only you reactionary faggots constantly shout that something is wrong.